I refer, of course, to that 'saint of virtuosity', Ms. Aung San Suu Kyi, the holder of a Nobel Peace Prize, no less, who yesterday was hauled in front of a United Nations, er, 'court' to explain the wholesale slaughter of thousands of Rohingya Muslims executed by the Burmese army which has forced over 730,000 of them to flee their country. She, of course, having risen to world-wide 'sainthood' as the victim of the ghastly military junta that really runs the country, eventually became the Prime Minister of it under exactly the same rule of exactly the same military thugs who once ill-treated her!
What can one say except:
The Moving Finger writes; and, having writ, Moves on: nor all thy Piety nor Wit Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line, Nor all thy Tears wash out a Word of it.
And what a pity old Bill Shakespeare isn't around to write a play on it!
The message of Islam is submit or die. The Burmese have got the message.
Posted by: Backofanenvelope | Wednesday, 11 December 2019 at 15:19
The assumption that the Rohingya are sweet blameless innocents is of course never questioned.
It seems to me that Muslims upset the Chinese, the Buddhists, the Hindu, The Christians and the Jews. But it’s everyone else’s fault, obviously.
Posted by: Pat | Wednesday, 11 December 2019 at 16:13
Why is it that Muslims are not happy in any Muslim country and seek refuge in another country and, when given permission to live in that other country, they do their best to turn that country into another version of the sh*thole that they, allegedly, escaped from?
There appears to be no mention of the murder, rapes, or religious persecution of the Burmese people by the Muslim Rohingya. Why is that?
Posted by: Penseivat | Wednesday, 11 December 2019 at 21:42
I agree with the general tone of disapproval of Islamic culture but none of that makes mass slaughter acceptable - by anyone - anywhere!
Posted by: David Duff | Wednesday, 11 December 2019 at 22:18
And look who Time magazine Person of the Year is!! Amazing.
Posted by: Andra | Wednesday, 11 December 2019 at 22:32
The claim of "mass slaughter" is being made by the same people who want to impose Sharia law in a Buddhist country. The Rohingya fled East Pakistan/Bangladesh because they were the wrong flavor of Muslim at the time. Now they've made themselves sufficiently obnoxious that they are no longer welcome in Myanmar. Maybe they do fear "mass slaughter", but if so it will be at the hands of their coreligionists in Myanmar.
Posted by: B. Swift | Wednesday, 11 December 2019 at 22:48
Not Myanmar, dammit, Bangladesh.
As soon as I hit Post, I knew I should have hit Preview.
Posted by: B. Swift | Wednesday, 11 December 2019 at 22:50
I have every respect for her. The Islamists met their match with the Burmese. Some people realise fanatics are on their doorstep. Unfortunately others who do not react have to face the ongoing terror and the apologists. Reminds me of Corbyn.
Posted by: Glesga | Thursday, 12 December 2019 at 00:22
Speaking of ongoing terror and apologists...In a few hours Britain will vote. Get out and vote! Vigorously!
Posted by: Whitewall | Thursday, 12 December 2019 at 01:30
Go Boris.
Vote early and vote often
Posted by: AussieD | Thursday, 12 December 2019 at 09:05
By Jove! He's back - at last! What an advert for Australian internet wizardry! It's only been - what - three months?
G'day, mate, the beers are on you!
Posted by: David Duff | Thursday, 12 December 2019 at 09:11
Your problem O Duff, is that you are playing cricket and the muslims are playing Buzkashi.
Posted by: Backofanenvelope | Thursday, 12 December 2019 at 11:02
Well! G'day AussieD!
Posted by: Whitewall | Thursday, 12 December 2019 at 11:46
Welcome back AussieD!
Posted by: missred | Thursday, 12 December 2019 at 13:09